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Hamilton

Boy

Meaning of Hamilton: English: 'flat-topped hill'

Hamilton is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3068th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3068

38 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,517

First recorded 1880 · peak 2016

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 65 babies1982: 62 babies1983: 56 babies1984: 50 babies1985: 59 babies1986: 55 babies1987: 77 babies1988: 59 babies1989: 66 babies1990: 59 babies19901991: 73 babies1992: 68 babies1993: 67 babies1994: 89 babies1995: 69 babies1996: 70 babies1997: 67 babies1998: 66 babies1999: 63 babies2000: 57 babies20002001: 78 babies2002: 55 babies2003: 56 babies2004: 64 babies2005: 59 babies2006: 75 babies2007: 63 babies2008: 92 babies2009: 78 babies2010: 59 babies20102011: 71 babies2012: 56 babies2013: 86 babies2014: 93 babies2015: 86 babies2016: 98 babies2017: 83 babies2018: 80 babies2019: 81 babies2020: 56 babies20202021: 73 babies2022: 68 babies2023: 48 babies2024: 50 babies2025: 38 babies
US babies named Hamilton per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 98.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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